History of Persia

As we approach the end of Artaxerxes II, it's time to talk about his gods. All of a sudden, Anahita and Mithra began appearing alongside Ahura Mazda in royal inscriptions, but it turns out it may not have been so sudden after all. 2022 Holiday Special: Mithra and Mehregan Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE   Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...

We continue the Biblical stories of Artaxerxes' reign with the arrival of Nehemiah, the new governor of Judea who's here to put Jerusalem back together again. Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE   Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Now we go back in time to the seventh year of Artaxerxes, and we'll explore the history Ezra the Scribe as he compiled an official Jewish Torah on the Great King's orders. Patreon Bonus 26: The Good Book Patreon Bonus 27: Names and Dates Moment.co/HistoryOfPersia  – Live Event Tickets Now! So You Think You Can Rule Persia Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE   Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instag...

It's time to take a step back and see what the royal family was up to in the decades following Cunaxa. Artaxerxes II married his daughters, meaning its time to discuss the controversial subject of Xwedodah. Then, it's on to a bloody conflict in the shadows as the royal princes battle for their succession rights. Moment.co/HistoryOfPersia  – Live Event Tickets Now! So You Think You Can Rule...

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After years of quietly building up their strength, Ariobarzanes and Datames rebellion was out in the open, but unbeknownst to them, not all of their supposed allies were ready to abandon the Empire. Meanwhile, Greece and Egypt were both on the verge of war once again. Moment.co/HistoryOfPersia - Live Event Tickets Now! So You Think You Can Rule Persia Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE   Twitter ...

As his generals struggled against Egypt, Artaxerxes dealt with their failures harshly - so harshly that his newest commander in the west rejected the Empire altogether. Fearing for his life whether he invaded Egypt or not, Datames quietly raised the rebel and tried to take all of Anatolia with him. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With Greece and Cyprus once again at peace, it was time for the Persian Empire to pursue its war against Egypt once again. A new pharaoh takes the throne. Iphikrates attempts to reinvent the Greek soldier. Datames is on the rise. Artaxerxes is ascendant, and the King's Peace is left in the hand of his new Greek vassals. Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Adve...

In 386 BCE, The Greco-Persian Wars finally came to an end when Artaxerxes II settled the Corinthian War by forcing the Greeks to accept The Kings Peace. For Persia, that was just the tip of the iceberg. With Greece settled, the western Satraps turned their attention to Cyprus, bringing King Evagoras of Salamis to heal in preperation for the long awaited invasion of Egypt. Patreon  |  Support Page ...

In 393 BCE, a Persian army landed in Greece and captured territory, marking the most successful invasion of Greek territory in a century. From there, the Aegean erupted into a quagmire of competing allegiances and revolts. Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE   Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

An unexpected announcement episode to explain some of the changes that come with a new hosting platform, and how Persepolis' workforce may or may not have been paid in silver coinage. History of Persia on YouTube Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism Website | Apple | Spotify | RSS Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE   Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bra...

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The Spartan Invasion of Anatolia continues. The incompetent Thibron was replaced first by Derkylidas, then by the Spartan King Agesilaus himself. Agesilaus' successes led to the final downfall of Tissaphernes, only to be completely undone with the arrival of Persia's newest ally: Athens. Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE   Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://...

We continue following the 10,000 mercenaries, straight into the Spartan Invasion of the Persian Empire. What? You thought the Greeks stopped caring just because Cyrus dead? Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The long awaited march of the 10,000 Greek mercenaries from Cyrus the Younger's forces back toward Greece has begun. Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A preview of Bonus episode 30, a review of Persians: Age of the Great Kings on Patreon.com/HistoryOfPersia Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Introducing HoPful Media, an overarching brand name that doesn't mean much now but might in the future. Plus a minisode about Greek coinage circulating in the Achaemenid Empire. Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jashn-e Mehregan mubarak everyone! This year's roving holiday special is all about the traditional Feast of Mithra and the yazata it honors. Grab some sharbat, maybe a bowl of pistachios, and settle in for festivities ancient and modern with a healthy side of all of Mithra's awesome and badass jobs in the cosmos. Vulgar History - Listen Now! Apple | Spotify | RSS | Website Patreon  |  Supp...

We follow the Spartan general, Clearchus, as he was taken into captivity in Babylon before following the royal court off to the building projects and border disputes of Artaxerxes II's empire. The Alexander Standard -Listen Now! Apple | Google | RSS | Website Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-...

In the last 8 days, at time of posting,  the country of Iran has been rocked by a nationwide uprising in response to the brutal murder of Zhina (Mahsa) Amini, a 22 year old Kurdish woman from the city of Saqqez who was living in Tehran. She was beaten into a coma by the Gasht-e Ershad, the Iranian morality police, and died in custody shortly after on September 16, 2022. Her crime? Being in public...

After the battle of Cunaxa, both sides were left to deal with the fallout. In Babylon, Artaxerxes II and his supporters celebrated victory and punished treason. In the detritus of the battlefield, Cyrus the Younger's supporters were left to pick up the pieces and start their long walk home. Tsar Power Podcast - Listen Now! Apple | Spotify | RSS Patreon  | Support Page |  STORE Twitter  |  Face...

After 6 months on the road, Cyrus the Younger and Artaxerxes II face off to decide who will be King of Kings, deciding the course of Achaemenid History forever after.  Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 401 BCE, Cyrus the Younger set out with an army of supporters and mercenaries to defeat his brother, Artaxerxes II, and claim the Persian throne for himself. But first they had to get there. Grand Dukes of the West Apple | Spotify | RSS | Website Merch On Sale Now! Go to HistoryOfPersia. LaunchCart.store Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram Advertising Inquiries...

Cyrus the Younger returned to Sardis as Karanos in 404 BCE, still nursing dreams of becoming king. Over the next three years he quietly built up an army of mercenaries and prepared his subjects for war, gathering them under false pretenses to march against his brother, King Artaxerxes II. So You Think You Can Rule Persia? - Listen Now! Apple | Spotify | RSS Merch On Sale Now! Go to HistoryOfPersia...

In 404 BCE, Darius II died. The king's death sparked fierce but quiet competition for the throne between the supporters of Cyrus the Younger and Darius's chosen heir, Arsakes. Arsakes did become King Artaxerxes II, but not without having to settle this conflict. Warlords of History Podcast Merch On Sale Now! Go to HistoryOfPersia. LaunchCart.store Patreon  |  Support Page  |  STORE Twitter...